Maschpark Bridge

"BEMBA 1907", stamp of the locksmith's shop of Rudolf Bemba at Clevertor 2 , stamped into the wrought iron

The listed Maschteich bridge with the wrought iron railing between the pylons

The Maschteich Bridge in Hanover , also called Maschbrücke and Maschpark Bridge , is a listed bridge for walkers in the Maschpark . The arched bridge over the Maschteich in the public green space behind the New Town Hall, which was laid out around 1900, was a popular destination for couples who wanted to attach a love lock here , which damaged the delicate leaf ornaments on the wrought iron railing.

Detailed view of the floral decorated railing

In January 2016, the city had all love locks removed and the historic metal railings restored and repainted for around 7,000 euros. The installation of new locks on the listed building is prohibited, but Hanover expressly offers couples in love the long railing on the north bank of the nearby Maschsee via the website hannover.de .

For the 130th anniversary of the Kröpcke clock's installation and the 20th anniversary of the founding date of the Kröpcke-Kultur art initiative , the Hanoverian artist Joy Lohmann installed some of the red love locks dismantled from the Maschbrücke in April 2015 and arranged them to form a heart-shaped sculpture in the also as Exhibition - showcase used grandfather clock at Kröpcke .

Web links

Commons : Maschteich-Brücke (Hannover) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

dpa / no: From the city / monument-protected bridge / bolt cutter separates hundreds of love vows , article on the page of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung from January 28, 2015
Karina Hörmann: My City / Maschpark Hannover: The search for the love lock , article on the website of the daily newspaper Neue Presse from February 15, 2015

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c o. V .: Not only for lovers / The Maschteich Bridge , article on the hannover.de page [undated], last accessed on June 6, 2018
↑ ^a ^b Joy Lohmann: Project Kröpcke - with culture against vandalism , in: Festschrift on May 31, 2015. The Kröpcke watch in Hanover celebrates its anniversary. 130 years of the Kröpcke watch. 20 years of Kröpcke culture , publisher: Kulturraum Region Hannover e. V., [Hannover?], 2015, pp. 20–32; here: p. 31
↑ top v .: After the locks / Maschpark bridge have been removed: renovation completed , information with photos on the hannover.de page [undated], last accessed on June 6, 2018

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[10_Brücken-1] . V .: Not only for lovers / The Maschteich Bridge , article on the hannover.de page [undated], last accessed on June 6, 2018

[Ausstellungsvitrine-2] Joy Lohmann: Project Kröpcke - with culture against vandalism , in: Festschrift on May 31, 2015. The Kröpcke watch in Hanover celebrates its anniversary. 130 years of the Kröpcke watch. 20 years of Kröpcke culture , publisher: Kulturraum Region Hannover e. V., [Hannover?], 2015, pp. 20–32; here: p. 31

[3] top v .: After the locks / Maschpark bridge have been removed: renovation completed , information with photos on the hannover.de page [undated], last accessed on June 6, 2018